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Yamaha Club Part II

I'm jealous! I wish I still had the bass my Mom bought me even though it was pretty terrible!:hiding:

My first bass was pretty crappy. But when my parents saw that I was getting serious with the bass, playing in bands, and considering going to music school after high school, they bought me a great bass that lasted me for over 2 decades. My mom was a piano player and my father played trumpet so my parents had an appreciation for having a good piece of equipment to play. I will never sell it, even if I play something else more, too much sentimental value.
 
Two Yams have recently found their way to my home, and they both are just perfect.
The Attitude Ltd2 is the best PB I ever had and the TRB4-II does everything a good allrounder must offer... and more !

A real steal considering the price I paid for them (used of course).

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Hey guys,
Im wondering if anyone out there could trace the pickguard of a Yamaha BB424 bass for me. I want to put a pickguard on my old Yamaha BB414 (came without pickguard) but I can't seem to get the shape perfect. I'm looking to cover the control cavity with the guard as well, rather than using a metal control plate.

I'm actually rebuilding the entire bass. I plan on making a thread to document it when I'm done.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me.
 
No kidding, I'm gonna miss it, but maybe not as much now lol :D

I was the buyer of your BB1200S, so it stayed in the family, as it were. Yes, I paid a little more than these usually go for these days, but prices have been climbing as they get harder to find, and this one is in really excellent shape so I think it was worth it. My first one is all original and in pretty good condition, but it's definitely been thrown around the stage a bit, whereas this one just has a few minor nicks and scratches, pretty impressive for a 27 year old bass. I've now dubbed them "the Beauty" and "the Beast" to distinguish between them.

Interestingly, despite the fact that they're both red 1984 BB1200S's (and Yamaha only made two colors of this model), they're actually distinctly different shades of red - the Beast is more of a cherry color, while the Beauty is a darker wine red. I'd put that down to fading - perhaps the Beaut spent most of her time in her case - except that the difference is so consistent.
 
Welcome to the Club, y'all!

peledog - #321
Sleepwalker42 - #322

So, peledog, did you also take advantge of the clearance deal, too?

Sleepwalker42, I wish I could see larger pics of your BB2000, but TB is acting up a bit today.

Thanks!

Yep, I got it from MF for $299 plus a free gig bag. It's going to be my main backup 5 string. Since the BB200 was my first bass ever, it's sort of nice to get a Yamaha back in the stable.
 
hey guys, i'm looking at a couple of 5-string yamahas, used, and i have a quick question i thought i'd throw out here.

i've been looking at a bbg5s and an rbx765a. other than the style differences, what separates these basses? are the electronics as similar as they look? given a choice, should i just get the one that looks better? thanks in advance.
 
Hello ! :D i'm pretty new around here, my second post, i been playing bass for only two months, my first bass its a Yamaha RBX-374 in flat silver, i love the bass, the neck is perfect, very easy to play (for a guitar player like me:rolleyes:), the only problem its that i find it a bit too dark and muddy, lacking good mids and low mids, and the preamp only haves bass an treble pots :scowl: , i would like to get a more jazz or funk sound, mostly playing jamiroquai or stevie wonder stuff right now, anyone have tried installing a preamp in one of those basses ? like an Aguilar opb-3 ? that would help me or should i look for another bass ? . I was told in a previous post to bypass the internal preamp to see if i liked the sound of the pickups.

Thanks and excuse my bad english. :)

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